Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated Statements

Revenue and EBIT by business segment is presented below.

	Revenue
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
North America Mailing	$	363,285	$	381,685	$	1,115,507	$	1,162,718
International Mailing	132,291		141,332		438,819		444,665
Small & Medium Business Solutions	495,576		523,017		1,554,326		1,607,383
Production Mail	113,497		116,477		330,469		360,352
Presort Services	111,434		105,093		339,205		322,954
Enterprise Business Solutions	224,931		221,570		669,674		683,306
Digital Commerce Solutions	221,137		175,902		613,591		489,825
Total revenue	$	941,644	$	920,489	$	2,837,591	$	2,780,514

Reconciliation of EBIT from Segments to Consolidated

	EBIT
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
North America Mailing	$	159,638		$	158,692		$	476,757		$	464,668
International Mailing	16,079			15,627			67,347			53,092
Small & Medium Business Solutions	175,717			174,319			544,104			517,760
Production Mail	9,570			10,620			27,865			34,239
Presort Services	21,927			20,398			68,235			65,132
Enterprise Business Solutions	31,497			31,018			96,100			99,371
Digital Commerce Solutions	24,534			12,885			51,994			27,969
Total EBIT	231,748			218,222			692,198			645,100
Reconciling items:
Interest, net	(41,825		)	(45,519		)	(127,437		)	(142,525		)
Unallocated corporate expenses	(59,779		)	(50,194		)	(161,841		)	(145,216		)
Restructuring charges and asset impairments	(4,526		)	(34,909		)	(22,666		)	(53,940		)
Other income (expense)	15,919			—			(45,738		)	(25,121		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	141,537		$	87,600		$	334,516		$	278,298